2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona

A master's degree in visual and performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 211 master's degrees in visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in visual and performing arts matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for visual and performing arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in visual and performing arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual & Performing Arts Students Working on Their Master's

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

137 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Arizona.

There were about 137 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

42 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a master's degree in visual and performing arts. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Arizona.

There were approximately 42 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the city of Scottsdale. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Arizona.

There were about 24 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Arizona University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Arizona.

There were roughly 8 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southwest University of Visual Arts - Tucson
Tucson, AZ

Southwest University of Visual Arts - Tucson is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tucson. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Southwest University of Visual Arts - Tucson

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	32	774
Oklahoma	31	121
New Mexico	29	62

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	86
Design & Applied Arts	65
Fine & Studio Arts	35
Drama & Theater Arts	13
Dance	10
Arts & Media Management	2

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Language & Literature	221
Theology & Religious Vocations	157
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	55
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	48
Philosophy & Religious Studies	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.